Hand-loom



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Hyman *w. SGHILLING] HANDLOOM. No. 276,478. Y Patented Apr.24, 1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFIGE.

WILLIAM SOHILLING, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

HA ND-LOOM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 276,478, dated April 24, 1883;

Application filed May 9, 1882. (No model.) i

T all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM. SCHILLING, a resident of New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Hand- Looms; and I do hereby declare the following I to be a full, clear, and correct description of the same, reference being bad to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification. Myinvention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed. 7

The annexed drawings clearly illustrate my improvements.

Figure 1 represents a longitudinal section of a loom with my improvements applied thereto.

- Fig. 2 is a similar view, but with the heddles indifferent positions. Fig. 3 is a detail showing a front view of the lay and picker-sticks, with a portion of the loom-frame.

In the drawings, the letter A designates an ordinary loom-frame,-provided with awarpbeam, B, heddles G, operating-levers G M M and their respective shafts a and b, and usual cord-connections,-a cloth-beam, F, with ratchetwheelsff, leverf and pawls f f for operating and holding said cloth-beam, and guiderails H k k L and tension-bars I 1 for vthe .warps. These parts are all substantially such as have been heretofore employed.

My-improvements will now be understood by referring to the drawings, whereon the letter D represents the batten or lay carrying the reed D9. This lay is composed of a beam, d, having a V-shaped under edge, the outer ends of which rest or operate on slotted metallic plates 0?, having longitudinal slots therein,

afford means for adjusting and holding the same at different heights. On these hangers are loosely fitted transverse bars d (i having grooved inner edges for receiving and holding the upper'and lower cross-bars of the reed D These parts are held on the hangers by pins inserted in perforations made in the lower ends of said hangers, so that the bar (I shall rest thereupon, as shown at al The upper surface of bar at constitutes the race in which the shuttle travels.

At a short distance inside of each hanger is pivoted, by-pins e, to the frontedge of the beam d a pair of links, 0, having slotted outer ends, in which the pickersticks P are adjustably heldby pins 6 The picker-sticks are operated by means of a handle, 0", and cords c e, which are suspended from the beam d, as shown in Fig. 3, and which have side connections with the picker-sticks, as shown at c c. y

In order to limit the stroke or throw of the picker-sticks, they are connected by strings of suitablelengths with their adjacent hangers, as shown at c and c.

The operation of my improved loom is as follows: The weaver, after taking his seat, pushes back one of the picker-sticks to the end of the race. He next places the shuttle in the box in front of the said picker-stick, and then depresses with his foot a lever, M, so as to raise the heddle connected therewith, thus forming an opening or shed in the warp, when by jerking the handle c be causes the aforesaid picker-stick to drive the shuttle through the said shed and into the shuttle-box at the opposite end of the race, striking in its course and carrying with it the opposite picker-stick. Then he draws the lay. toward him, which brings with it, in front of the reed, the weftthread. Next he operates one of the other levers M, and through it the harness connected therewith, which opens a new shed. Then he pushes the lay from him and drives the shut tle back to the first end of the race. The lay is next drawn forward, so as to push the weftthread against the last thread, and thus the operation is continued to produce the desired material.

The bolts E and nuts 0 afford means for.

having recessed portions, and the slotted plates d that are secured over the recesses in such frame, substantially as and for the purpose specified. 1

In testimony whereof I hereunto sign my 15 name.

WILLIAM SGHILLING.

In presence of- BEN. ARMBRUSTER. J G. HUBBELL. 

